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William Walsh (MP For Worcestershire)
William Walsh may refer to: Politics and government * Joe Walsh (Illinois politician) (born 1961), full name William Joseph Walsh, American politician * William Walsh (Maryland politician) (1828–1892), U.S. congressman from Maryland * William Walsh (MP for Guildford) (fl. 1417), English politician and landowner * William Allen Walsh (1887–1940), Canadian Member of Parliament * William C. Walsh (1890–1975), American judge in Maryland * William D. Walsh (1924–2003), American politician * William E. Walsh (Oregon politician) (1903–1975), member and president of the Oregon State Senate * William E. Walsh (Wisconsin tailor) (1869–?), tailor and state legislator * William F. Walsh (1912–2011), U.S. congressman from New York * William Henry Walsh (1823–1888), Queensland squatter and politician * William J. Walsh (politician) (1880–1948), Newfoundland politician * William L. Walsh (1857–1938), Canadian lawyer and judge, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta * William Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Walsh (Illinois Politician)
William Joseph Walsh (born December 27, 1961) is an American politician, talk radio host, former social worker, and former 2020 Republican presidential candidate who served one term in the United States House of Representatives representing . Born and raised in the Chicago metropolitan area, Walsh began his career as a social worker providing education and job skills training to students in low income areas, gradually becoming more politically active. Walsh had unsuccessfully campaigned for Congress in 1996 and the Illinois House of Representatives in 1998, but was elected to the U.S. House in 2010, defeating three-term incumbent Melissa Bean. Though he received little Republican Party support in his bid against Bean, he was popular with the Tea Party movement. In the 1990s, he identified as a moderate Republican, but he later became a conservative and a Tea Party activist. During his time in Congress, Walsh was criticized for his often personal attacks against members o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Walsh (bishop Of Ossory, Ferns And Leighlin)
William Pakenham Walsh (4 May 1820 – 30 July 1902) was a 19th-century Anglican priest and author. Born on 4 May 1820, he was educated at Trinity College Dublin and ordained in 1844. He held curacies at Ovoca and Rathdrum, after which he was the incumbent at Sandford, Dublin. In 1861 he held the Donnellan Lectures at Trinity College Dublin. From 1873 until 1878 he was Dean of Cashel and canon of Christ Church Cathedral. He was elected Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin in 1878, and held the office until he retired in 1897. He died at Shankill, Dublin on 30 July 1902.''Bishop William Walsh. ''The Times Thursday, 31 July 1902; pg. 8; Issue 36834; col D Walsh was the author of several works, including: *''Ancient Monuments and Holy Writ'' *''Heroes of the Mission Field'' *''Modern Heroes of the Mission Field'' *''The Decalogue of Charity'' *''The Voices of the Psalms'' He married and had several children, including: *Herbert Pakenham-Walsh (1871–1959), who was the ina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Walsh (other)
Bill Walsh is the name of: * Bill Walsh (American football, born 1927) (1927–2012), player at University of Notre Dame, player and coach in the National Football League * Bill Walsh (American football coach) (1931–2007), head coach of San Francisco 49ers and at Stanford University * Bill Walsh (author) (1961–2017), American author and newspaper editor * Bill Walsh (firefighter) (born 1957), American firefighter and television actor * Bill Walsh (footballer) (1923–2014), former English footballer * Bill Walsh (hurler) (1922–2013), Irish hurler * Bill Walsh (producer) William Crozier Walsh (September 30, 1913 – January 27, 1975) was a film producer, screenwriter and comics writer who primarily worked on live-action films for Walt Disney Productions. He was born in New York City. For his work on ''Mary Popp ... (1913–1975), American film producer * Bill Walsh (rugby league) (1891-1981), New Zealand rugby league player * Bill Walsh, former drummer for punk band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Thomas Walsh
William Thomas Walsh (September 11, 1891 – January 22, 1949), was an historian, educator and author; he was also an accomplished violinist. Biography Walsh was born in Waterbury, Connecticut. His educational background included a B.A. from Yale University (1913) and an honorary Litt.D. from Fordham University. In 1914, he married Helen Gerard Sherwood, and they had six children. Work Walsh's work is written from an avowedly Catholic point of view. In some cases he has been accused of crossing the line between Catholic Apologetics, apology (for example, for the Spanish Inquisition, Inquisition or Isabella I of Spain, Isabella of Spain) and antisemitic prejudice. In the ''Dublin Review (Catholic periodical), Dublin Review'' he wrote about the Jews that, "all their miseries, for which I could weep, are not the result, fundamentally, of the hatred and misunderstanding of others, but the consequence of their own stubborn Rejection of Jesus#Rejection as the Jewish messiah, rejection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William G
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William B
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Walsh (poet)
William Walsh (6 October 166215 March 1708) of Abberley Hall, Worcestershire was an English poet and critic and a Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1698 to 1708. Life Walsh was the second of eight children born to Joseph and Elizabeth Walsh of Abberley Hall. The last of his siblings, Octavia Walsh, was also, secretly, a poet. He entered Wadham College, Oxford, as a gentleman commoner in 1678. Leaving the university without a degree, he settled in his native county. Walsh was returned MP for Worcestershire in 1698, 1701 and 1702. In 1705 he sat for Richmond, Yorkshire. On the accession of Queen Anne he was made "gentleman of the horse," a post which he held till his death, noted by Narcissus Luttrell on 18 March 1708. Works Walsh wrote a ''Dialogue concerning Women, being a Defence of the Sex'' (1691), addressed to "Eugenia"; and ''Letters and Poems, Amorous and Gallant'' (preface dated 1692, printed in ''Jonson's Miscellany'', 1716, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Walsh (piper)
William Walsh (1859-after 1913), Irish piper. Walsh was a native of Oughterard, County Galway, a Gaeilgeoir This article lists notable speakers of the Irish language ( ga, Gaeilgeoir, pl. ''Gaeilgeoirí''). List * Páraic Breathnach * Seán Bán Breathnach * Kevin Cassidy * Catherine Connolly * John Creedon * Carrie Crowley * Maura Derrane * Pea ..., and musically self-taught. He emigrated to the United States with his parents, eventually joining the Chicago police force. He participated and won the Gaelic Feis in that city in July 1912, and again in 1913. He provided O'Neill with some information concerning obscure Connacht pipers: "Through the kindness of Officer William Walsh of the Chicago police force, we present the names of some Connacht pipers unknown to fame, as they had never rambled beyond the confines of their native province. Though a native of Oughterard, County Galway, Officer Walsh is an accomplished “Highland piper,” and a writer of pipe music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Walsh (officer)
William Walsh, Irish soldier and officer, fl. 1605-1616. Captain Walsh was from Galway. He was awarded a commission in 1605 after recruiting sixty soldiers in Ireland at his own expense. Significantly, the majority of levies among Irish exiles that year were conducted by Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ... captains. Walsh was wounded in 1616 while in the service of Colonel John O'Neill. He is listed in ''Priests in Ireland and Gentlemen gone abroad'', written c. 1618. External links * http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100077/index.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Walsh, William Irish soldiers in the Spanish Army 17th-century Irish people Military personnel from County Galway People of Elizabethan Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Walsh (academic)
William Walsh (23 February 1916 – 23 June 1996) was successively Professor of Education, Professor of Commonwealth Literature and Acting Vice-Chancellor at the University of Leeds. Academic career Walsh graduated in English from Downing College, Cambridge in 1943 and worked as a schoolmaster before becoming a Lecturer in Education at the University College of North Staffordshire (now Keele University) in 1951. After a similar post at the University of Edinburgh, he was appointed Professor and Head of the Department of Education at the University of Leeds in 1957. He served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor at Leeds from 1965 to 1967. In 1972 Walsh was appointed Professor of Commonwealth Literature in the School of English, also at Leeds University. Following the death in September 1981 of the incumbent Vice-Chancellor, Lord Boyle of Handsworth, Walsh delayed his retirement and served for two years from 1981 to 1983 as Acting Vice-Chancellor. Walsh retired from Leeds in 1983 with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William A
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Francis Walsh (polo)
William Francis Walsh (1907–1992) was an Irish polo player. He is regarded as one of the three key figures in the post war revival of the sport of polo in the United Kingdom. He single-handedly restarted Ham Polo Club in 1946. Early life Like so many of the pioneers of polo in the western world Billy Walsh was an Irishman, born in County Kilkenny. In the 1920s he went to the USA where he gained his initial skills and a talent that was to take him to 5-goals by 1928. Polo career In 1933, Walsh went to work for Major Philip Magor training the many Argentine polo ponies imported by Magor to Roehampton Polo Club. Walsh became recognised throughout the polo world for his skills in making polo ponies - it has been said that his handicap could have been much higher had he spent more time playing, rather than training. In 1936, Captain Tom Brigg, owner of the Equestrian Centre at Ham Gate and member of the Swaine Adney Brigg family, invited Walsh to run his stables and teach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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